Donovan Schaefer

We finally did it, folks. Every facile argument about AI concentrated into a fine powder. Not a critical engagement in sight to blunt the ecstasy of the void.

A good way to demonstrate your unserious nature is arguing that “Kamala would be doing this too.”

God of War Crimes.

a microsoft word comment that begins, ominously, deservedly, "Now, let's talk about em dashes..."

my copyeditor holding my hand and looking me in the eyes like she's staging an intervention:

in light of recent events I am now seeking to acquire nuclear capabilities

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

Good morning from the happiest little guy on the planet

#Caturday

In response to a question in this presser, Secretary Hegseth was wholly unable to articulate what the objectives of this war are. Used a lot of words about Iran not getting a nuclear weapon, not being able to project power in the region. No clear goals stated. And nothing about freedom or democracy.

I enjoy Bluesky & a lot of my favorite internet people are here but there is no denying it is the Park Slope Food Coop of social networks

I wasn’t able to properly celebrate Bruce’s Gotcha Day on the anniversary Wednesday so we decided to celebrate tonight. February 25, 2022 I went to the rescue to pick up Bruce he’d jumped up on my lap during a walk with a volunteer a week prior.

Lisa Simpson ponders for a moment before coming up with "Jeremy's Iron"

*me, watching Brideshead Revisited*

My brain, every 90 seconds:

😂😂

Yeah, that's about what I'm getting hit with in 2026

Ooh good question

Worth noting Girard morphed into a hardcore Christian supersessionist by the end of his career.

Today's variant: blank email, entire message now in the subject heading 🤖🤖

Welcome to the life of a professor in 2026, an endless cascade of constantly mutating AI scams

"The Executive Branch is the branch most prone to war, therefore, the Constitution, with studied care, delegated the war power to the legislature." — James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 1798

Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch What a great time to add facial recognition to everything!

“Just because you are outside of your home doesn’t mean you have consented to having a random bozo collect your face and your name, the latter of which can enable them to search for your digital presence or even home address. The act of existing in public should not carry those risks.”

Bridesheaded... revisits

Lisa Simpson ponders for a moment before coming up with "Jeremy's Iron"

*me, watching Brideshead Revisited*

My brain, every 90 seconds:

By the way, speaking of Obama's tan suit, not a goddamn peep that Trump announced a war while wearing a baseball cap (and no tie).

Because only the black guy is held to the standards of dress by Republicans.

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

An orange and white cat on a gray blanket in a sunbeam

Good morning from the happiest little guy on the planet

#Caturday

Right?? Like... academia dot edu? Or just... the academy?

why is the 21st century so stupid

ai is a rhetorical technology.

when it produces a list of permissible targets, its value is not producing targets but producing permission

Like culture posts on this app simply don’t get the engagement and I think it’s because people feel it’s frivolous and actually it’s the thing we are fighting for, the freedom to make culture and cultural works

screenshot from video. Donald Trump stands at a lectern. Closed captioning reads "That was a fancy way of saying the Civil War."

"Reconstruction, what was it" challenge

"The governor called me after the last election, you won every border town and border city.... First time it's ever happened since ... you used the word reconstruction. That was a fancy way of saying the Civil War."

Donald Trump, speaking in Texas on Friday